Donohoe and Buckley Named Big 12 Women’s Basketball Players of the Week

December 30, 2013

RELATED LINKS

Liz Donohoe (Oklahoma State) and Jadda Buckley (Iowa State) were selected for Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball weekly honors, as chosen by a media panel. Both helped their teams to undefeated records in non-conference play. Donohoe earned her first player of the week award and sixth career weekly accolade while Buckley picked up freshman honors for the second time in the last three weeks.

Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the WeekLiz Donohoe, Oklahoma State, F, Jr, Edmond, Okla.Liz Donohoe poured in a game-high 21 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds in 28 minutes against Texas-Pan American. The win moved OSU to 11-0 on the season, matching the program’s best start in program history. Her numbers resulted in her third double-double of the year. Donohoe hit seven of 13 shots from the floor, including a 5-of-10 effort from the 3-point line. In addition, she also had one assist and one steal.

Phillips 66 Big 12 Freshman of the WeekJadda Buckley, Iowa State, G, Mason City, IowaJadda Buckley posted back-to-back double-digit scoring games with a 12-point performance against Holy Cross and a 19-point effort against William & Mary in helping Iowa State to the championship of the Cyclone Classic. The rookie knocked down a career-high four 3-pointers against Holy Cross. She followed that with a near perfect performance against the Tribe going 5-of-6 from the field, 3-of-4 from long range and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe with no turnovers. On the weekend Buckley shot 69.2 percent (9-of-13) from the field and 70 percent from long (7-of-10), leading Iowa State to its third undefeated non-conference schedule in school history.